RIA Novosti today quoted Russian presidential press secretary Peskov as reporting, “If Ukraine really wants to hold elections, Putin is willing to order not to attack Ukraine on election day.” Peskov today rejected the idea of a “60-day complete cease-fire to organize presidential elections” proposed by Ukrainian President Zelensky, and emphasized that Russia “wants to reach a comprehensive peace agreement, not a temporary cease-fire.” On the American Broadcasting Corporation's “This Week” program on October 11, Zelensky said in response to US President Trump's remarks that “Ukraine should change its president,” “Please tell Putin that we will give us a complete cease-fire of two months and 60 days, and we will organize elections. Ukrainian law prohibits the holding of elections in wartime. The Russian side believes that Ukraine's failure to hold elections made Zelensky an “illegal leader.

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